Meanings
nounfluvent (plural fluvents)
plural fluvents
- A kind of alluvial soil where development is prevented by repeated deposition of sediment in periodic floods.
Origin
Syllabic abbreviation of fluvial entisol.
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APA
fluvent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvent
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“fluvent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluvent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluvent.
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